cool head and warm heart
OROne pilot has been built and another is under construction. And the first thing is Jorge Martin and second, Mark Marquez. Not because of their records, sports careers and other stories, but because of the trust they have in Ducati. May be in terms of speed they are already verybut the man from Madrid, having perhaps gone through the process that the man from Ilerda is going through, has achieved security level which the man from Lleida suffers from, although he has eight titles and is 31 years old.
That’s why Martinator won the sprint and is more leader in the overall MotoGP World Championship, and the other, eight-time champion, He fell, again, while driving and he still hasn’t taken the final step to being considered a top title candidate in 2024.
In Jerez, at least in the short race, a cold head prevailed over a hot heart. Most Jorge ripethe smarter one, the one who on some occasions gave up his explosiveness to use composure to score points, beat Mark passionatesharpened and eager to return to his lost glory, to the honeys of success that will free him, since he has not won a single race for 916 days.
Martin signed the second
Because Martin even accepted the second option as good. “It is clear that victory in Jerez is something unique. I don’t know what the race would have been like without Mark’s fall. I made a mistake and he caught me quickly, but I wasn’t in the best mood, but I tried to hold on until I made a mistake. Of course, the second would be a realistic position, but I know that I have it cold mind when we were pushing hard through the water,” admitted San Sebastian resident de los Reyes.
The Prima Pramac man admits he needed to focus. “The hardest thing was to stay focused but I knew that I had done half the job. It was not easy to reach the finish line, because at such a distance many things are spinning in your head. It was very nice to finish and win. Hopefully tomorrow… I think I have a good rhythm and I can fight for the win again,” he admitted.
Torque control
It’s hard for Jorge to look so cold, but he is. “It depends on the moment, you need to know what to do at each moment. May be, There are times when you have to push and take risks; There may be other cases where it is not. Today I took a lot of risks at the beginning of the race, trying to get away. Perhaps I used too much rubber. I did a fast race due to the nature of the course because we did the same time as last year but with water. Tomorrow we will be surprised at how fast the race will be,” he said.
The fact is that his strategy for 2024 is paying off and he is already 29 points ahead of the next one in the overall standings. Pedro Acosta, it came back with great success. “I don’t like getting on the podium this way, but you have to be there,” the Murcian said. Martin even passes by those who do not understand his respectability. “Perhaps these are other people who have not taken this leadership seriously for a long time, because I’m serious every year when I compete in MotoGP. “I’m working to create the best version of myself,” he said.
Mark’s plan
Marc Marquez was at this level with Honda and aims to achieve it with Ducati. The situation is getting worse, this is undeniable, but accidents continue, although they are in the lead. It’s worth points. However, the Cervera man believes that after the adaptation is completed, only details are missing. “Mentally I’m fine. I have a plan and it works the way I want it to.. It’s not that I’m falling, but everything is going well. A good result is getting closer and closer. At the moment we are falling, but we have to insist and insist because we have good dynamics,” he explained.
Because the rhythm is Catalan, untiedI even remembered with such an ending unsuccessful, but memorable race his accident in 2020. Therefore, although he is keeping a low profile, victory is very close. “It will all depend on the start to see if we can start a little better and not lose two positions. From here we need to manage the race, understand how much grip there is throughout the track, because with an average rear tyre, I think it’s going to be completely different and deal with it the best way possible. The goal could be the podium“, he decreed.